Syrian Arab Republic - Agricultural methane emissions

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total)

Agricultural methane emissions (% of total) in Syrian Arab Republic was 12.71 as of 2008. Its highest value over the past 38 years was 53.41 in 1970, while its lowest value was 7.55 in 1993.

Definition: Agricultural methane emissions are emissions from animals, animal waste, rice production, agricultural waste burning (nonenergy, on-site), and savannah burning.

Source: World Bank staff estimates from original source: European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)/Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). Emission Database for Global Atmospheric Research (EDGAR): http://edgar.jrc.ec.europa.eu/.

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Year Value
1970 53.41
1971 50.49
1972 48.39
1973 47.30
1974 47.96
1975 46.27
1976 44.53
1977 45.29
1978 44.58
1979 48.83
1980 50.31
1981 50.59
1982 51.48
1983 52.65
1984 51.00
1985 48.68
1986 50.93
1987 31.41
1988 34.28
1989 35.44
1990 11.57
1991 10.98
1992 10.06
1993 7.55
1994 7.60
1995 7.68
1996 8.14
1997 8.54
1998 9.37
1999 9.00
2000 8.87
2001 8.20
2002 8.86
2003 9.94
2004 11.33
2005 12.58
2006 13.41
2007 14.12
2008 12.71

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Emissions